Antonyms for interminable

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-tur-muh-nuh-buh l

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtɜr mə nə bəl

Definition of interminable

Origin : late 14c., from Late Latin interminabilis, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + terminabilis, from terminalis (see terminal). Related: Interminably.

adj infinite

Example sentences :

For three interminable minutes we faced each other without a move.
Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson

Their conversations are interminable; but, when will she be tired of him?
Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov

There was little conversation during that interminable hour.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various

It seemed like being lost in an interminable dream of horror.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

He almost stifled beneath the interminable expanse of foliage.
Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola

After what seemed an interminable wait, Mr. Baker glanced at his watch, then rose.
Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks

An interminable and sustained howl completed my discomfiture.
Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad

This is one of the coldest days of this most damnable and interminable winter.
Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine

He paid an interminable visit, and we asked him to stop and dine with us.
Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever

His footsteps seemed to measure the interminable duration of the night.
Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

Synonyms for interminable

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